Melissa Aguilar, Principal
Miami,#2REBUTTAL Individual responds
Wed, June 25, 2008
This is a rebuttal written by Ms. Melissa Aguilar, Principal of the Summerville Charter School to an emotionally charged but factually incorrect statement from a former parent over a $12.00 fee charged by the school. Because this forum does not check the facts of those who create posts then the only opportunity the School has to clear its superb reputation is to lay out the facts for others to make their own opinion of how this school truly serves the many satisfied families now enrolled. Summerville Charter School (operated by Sunrise-based Charter School Associates, Inc.) charges fees to those parents utilizing Before/After School Services and for lunches purchased by students. These are normal expenses charged by all public and charter schools. The School outlines these fees in a Student/Parent Handbook that is issued to all students at the beginning of the school year. Students and parents are asked to sign a form acknowledging that they have read the handbook containing the school policies. Unfortunately, Lorene from Homestead, Florida has decided to misrepresent facts surrounding the fees owed to Summerville and is using this forum to slander the School for its responsible actions of collecting past due charges from this parent. Simply stated, the School has clear documentation for the accumulated fees ($12.00) charged to Lorene and when an attempt was made to collect these fees the parent refused to pay. Regardless of who is right or wrong in this manner, this is hardly the responsible way for mature adults to behave when teaching life's lessons to children. The School will continue to enforce it's policies in a fair and equitable manner while always keeping the purpose of its existence at the forefront of its policies and actions and that is to ensure the greatest opportunities possible for students to succeed academically, emotionally and physically.